Coin-controlled punching-bag.



PATBNTBD JAN. 31, 1905.

J. SGHIEMBR'. c0111l ooNTRo'LLED PUNGHING'IBAG.

'ABPLIUATION FILED AUG. g4. 1904-.

2 SHEETS-31mm 2.

IW 72W' T 0R "w WITNESSES if? Patented .Tanuary 31, 1905 vlPATENT OFFICE.

JACOB SCHIEMER, oI DETROIT, MICHIGAN.,

oolN-ooNTBoLLi-:D PUNCHING-BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of ALetters Eatent 170,781,367, dated January 31, 1905.

Application led August 24, 1904. Serial No. 221,939.

i T a/ZZ whom, t may con/cern.'

Be it knownthat I, JACOB SoHInIvInR,.a citizen of the United States,^resid-ing at Detroit, county of Wayne, Stateof Michigan, have invented a certain newgand useful Improvement in Coin-Controlled Punching-Bags and I declare the following-to be a full, clear, and eX- act descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others. skilled inA the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had lto the accompanying drawings,

pliances and connections therewith by which the bag is freed and may be drawn to a loca-l tion for use onthe deposit of acoin andremains in position for such use during a definite period, controlled by a timing device that is inclosed within the machine, and is then withdrawn from its position of use and cannot be again used until another coin or similar disk is employed to start into action the freeing, timing, and withdrawing apparatus.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the bag and .its withdrawing apparatus.. Fig. 2 shows the v timing and other controlling apparatus. Fig.

3 shows thespush-button.-

` A indicates the bag-suspended on the end of a cord 1, which runs over sheaves 2 and 3 to a bar v4, that'is-located within the casing B. rIhe bag is suspended under a bracket-frame 5, and the cord 1 runs through a ring 6, held by the bracket 5. Above the ring 6, surrounding the bracket and held thereby, is a rebound-ring 7, through which extends the stem 8 of a register-button 9. The registerbutton is connected by a rod or link 8, lever 10, and link 11 to an actuating ratchet-pawl 12, located on the inside of the casing and engaging with aratchet-wheel 13 on the shaft 14 of a dial-hand 15. The hand' 15 is on the outside of thecasing over dial 141. At each strokeof the bag the bag strikes the reboundring 7, and ifv the stroke has been properly delivered it strikes the button 9 and actuates the ratchet-wheel 13 and produces an indicalate the speed with which the spring of wle-"elf tion at the dial 141. As the ratchet-wheel 13 is actuated by the pawl it winds a cord 15 on the shaft, and the cord vdraws into a v condition of tension a spring 16, which turns the ratchet-wheel backward when the pawl is out of engagement, and the holding-pawl 17 is lifted out of engagement lwith they wheel. The pawl 12 is normally out of engagement except when the button 9 has been actuated The push-butlocking mechanism has been actuated by a coin or weight.

rl`he mechanism which controls the locklng of the bag is actuated .directly by a trip mechanism, and the trip mechanism is actuatedby the weight of a coin which drops through chute 22 against the end of lever 23. The weight of the coin swings the lever 23 and disengages the end 231 from a lockinglever 24. Upon the disengagement of the end .231 of the lever 23 from the locking-lever 24 the end 241 is free-to swing upward; but the end-241 of the leveris connectedv pivotally or by iexible strap connection to rod 4, which is suspended from the end of the cord 1. At one point the rod 4 carries a bracket 24, which engages under a trip-pawl 25, which engages a ratchet-wheel on the shaft of a small gearwheel 27, that meshes with a spring-actuated wheel 28 and meshes on` the other side with a chain of gearing that terminates with a fan The fan is used as a governor to regu- 28 reacts to drive the chain of gearing. The pawl 25 is pivoted to a rock-arm 25". The arm 25 carries a pin 29, that engages through the eye 30 of a push-rod 31. The push-rod 31 actuates a bell-crank lever 32, that is connected by a spring 33 with the lever 25 and also terminates with a hook 34, that engages a catch 34u upon the bar 4. An additional spring 36 is drawn into a condition of tension when the lever 25u is'swung by pulling down lIO - tion immediately below that shown in Fig. 1.

This lifts the rod 4, oscillates the lever 25, and winds the spring of wheel 28. It also engages the hook 34 under catch 34a on the rod 4, and the timing mechanism is now wound and free to react and continues such action until the pin 29 engages against the upper end of eye 30 on rod 31, pushes rod 31, and disengages'the hook 34 from the catch 34, at which time the spring 39 pulls the rod dow'n and lifts the bag to the position shown in full lines, where it can no longer rebound. The indicator is set at Zero immediately' upon the unlocking ofthe device by the use of a coin, as -well as by the manual actuating device already described,` and the mechanism which sets t-he indicator at zero consists of the end 241 of the lever 24, which engages the end 201 of the lever 20 and actuates it in the same direction as the actuator by the pin 18.

What I claim is- 1. Incombination with a punching-bag, shifting means for holding the punching-bag in rebounding position, a motor actuated mechanism for shifting the holding means, and

a coin-actuated lock for releasing the motor, substantially as described.

2. In combination with a punching-bag, a shifting device adapted to hold the bag in rebounding position and to be shifted to hold the bag in fixed position, a spring-.motor wound by actuating the shifting mechanism, a catch adapted to engage the shifting mechanism and a connection between the catch and motor whereby after a predetermined movement of the motor the catch is disengaged` substantially as described.

3. In combination with a longitudinallymovable bar, a catch therefor, a spring-actuated motor, interconnecting means between said motor and said bar whereby the spring of said motor is brought to a condition of tension, and means connecting the catch and the motor adapted to be disengaged by predetermined movement of the motor, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a swinging bag, a

rebound, a ring adapted to engage closely around said bag when in a position of rest, a movable button in said rebound-ring, a register actuated by the movement of said button. and means whereby said bag may be released from said iirst-mentioned ring by the deposit of a coin in a part of the mechanism adapted therefor, su bstantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB SGHIEMER Witnesses:

MAY E. Ko'r'r, CHARLES F. BURTON. 

